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Research Needed on Hate Crime

An NIJ-commissioned report reviewing hate crime literature and legislation was completed in 2005. [1] The report, along with a followup meeting of experts in the field, helped identify key gaps in research. Some of these include—

The report further called for the development of a central Federal repository of hate crime information to better address
the inconsistencies among groups in defining hate crime and in data collection, measurement, and analysis.

Trends in Hate Crime Against Immigrants

In late 2009, NIJ was tasked by Congress to "evaluate trends in hate crimes against new immigrants, individuals who are perceived
to be immigrants, and Hispanic-Americans, and to assess the underlying causes behind any increase in hate crimes against such
groups." [2] NIJ has funded Abt. Associates to conduct this evaluation, which is ongoing.